At the end of her speech, her voice became higher and she was shaking with anger.

She glared at Lin Huaian and his wife fiercely, her words becoming more and more sharp: "Are you so sure that Prince Yan can't survive?

His Majesty has placed all his hopes on your legitimate daughter, but you have married off a concubine's daughter whose birth date may not be suitable.

Why, do you really want Prince Yan to die? Or is it that Prince Yan's assassination, injury and poisoning are also related to you?"

Qi Heng's face darkened as he raised his voice, "Princess Jianning, please be careful with your words!"

There was tension between Princess Jianning and Qi Heng.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

He Qingchen raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised by the tit-for-tat between Princess Jianning and Lin Huaian and his wife.

Lin Huaian lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Qi Heng again. The other party saw his plan and nodded.

He eased his displeasure and explained through gritted teeth, "Princess Jianning, Prince Yan got married yesterday, and the princess was appointed by His Majesty, so there is absolutely no possibility of a fake marriage.

As for what the princess said about the dowry, I guarantee that the princess is the legitimate daughter of our Lin family, and no one in the mansion dares to deduct her dowry."

This is a disguised acknowledgement of He Qingchen's previous accusation.

He also directly assured everyone that the one who would marry into the palace would be his legitimate daughter Lin Qingran, and not the concubine's daughter brought back from the countryside.

He Qingchen curled his lips in satisfaction, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes as he looked at them.

From then on, with the testimony of the emperor's uncle and aunt, and the personal confirmation of Lin Huaian and Qi Heng, even if Lin Qingran reappeared in public, she could only come back as a concubine's daughter raised in the countryside by the Lin family.

So what if someone recognizes Lin Qingran as the real legitimate daughter?

The uncle and aunt, Lord Lin, and Lord Qi have all acknowledged Ah Yi and denied Lin Qingran. What else can others say? What else do they dare to say?

"That's great." He Qingchen pursed his lips and smiled.

"In two days, the princess will return home, and I will personally take her back. Madam Lin and the princess have a deep mother-daughter relationship, so even if there is any estrangement, it should be resolved. Don't you think so?"

He spoke casually, his beautiful phoenix eyes curved, with a harmless smile on his face.

It clearly sounded like words of persuasion to the Lin family, but in fact it was hinting that they should be more sensible.

At this point, Mrs. Lin naturally understood what Lord Lin had meant by what he had just said. The legitimate daughter whom she doted on became a "bastard daughter", and the bitch from the countryside who had annoyed her for more than ten years directly replaced the status of her beloved daughter.

She felt uncomfortable, her eyes were gloomy, and she responded in a sarcastic tone: "There is no such thing as legitimate daughters and illegitimate daughters. They are all my children. I have treated them all equally over the years and dare not be biased in the slightest.

Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Since the princess is the daughter-in-law of the royal family and has a noble status, we will not dare to neglect her when she comes home.

As for the dowry that the princess mentioned..."

"My Lord, there must be some misunderstanding regarding the dowry. How about we discuss it in detail on the day you and the princess return home?"

Lin Huaian hurriedly interrupted Mrs. Lin, fearing that she would say something she shouldn't.

Qi Heng meant the same thing.

It would be best if this matter could be delayed.

Firstly, they had not had time to carry out their plan yesterday, and secondly, the dowry box was placed in the storeroom of the palace after all, so who could say whether it would be tampered with?

The longer time goes by, the more unclear the issue of dowry becomes.

By then.

It would be inappropriate for He Qingchen to use the dowry to argue about something else.

The reason why Lin Huaian dared to say this was actually because he was taking a gamble.

He bet that He Qingchen had other requests.

Otherwise, based on the matter of the concubine's daughter being married off, as long as He Qingchen is unwilling to give in and goes to His Majesty to talk about it and make a fuss, even if they have enough ways to deal with it, it may not be so easy to get away.

According to He Qingchen's opinion, he would accept it even if a concubine's daughter married in place of him.

As long as the Lin family recognizes that the daughter marrying into the palace is the legitimate daughter, it will be fine.

As for why He Qingchen brought them here but didn't go into the house or expose the truth directly, it was firstly to scare them, and secondly, to use this as an excuse to negotiate terms with them.

He Qingchen closed his eyes, hiding the cold light in his eyes, and said lightly: "It's nothing. Since I have invited you all here, it is natural that things cannot be done halfway or not done halfway. Uncle, aunt, what do you say?"

Qi Heng's face darkened and anger flashed in his eyes, but he didn't know what to say due to the situation.

Lin Huaian also had a sullen face and said nothing.

Prince Chong'an watched the whole process in silence.

Seeing He Qingchen, who was so aggressive and full of thorns, again, Prince Chong'an felt that something in his heart was slowly and persistently loosening.

A moment.

He lowered his eyes to hide the strange feeling in his heart.

A moment.

Prince Chong'an hid his strange feeling in his heart and chuckled, "This is not a big deal. They are just some external things. Since Qingchen insists, let's go into the house together to check the dowry. We can see it clearly and make a clear argument to avoid giving people excuses and causing unnecessary disputes in the future. Lord Marquis, Lord Lin, don't you agree?"

Princess Jianning raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Prince Chong'an thoughtfully, and said nothing.

Lin Huaian and Qi Heng looked at each other, knowing that there was no room for delay or argument, so they could only glare at Mrs. Lin hatefully and agree to He Qingchen's request.

He Qingchen gave Wang Huan a look.

Wang Huan understood and immediately made a gesture to lead the way and invite them into the house: "Everyone, this way please?"

In the warehouse.

The countless dowry boxes sent by the Lin family were all stacked neatly and orderly in this warehouse specially prepared for the princess' dowry.

The few that couldn’t be stacked in the boxes were placed on the shelves.

All the dowry boxes were still neatly tied with red silk, and there were no signs of damage on the joints of the boxes. They had rubbings of the Lin family's unique logo, which was also a custom for aristocratic families when marrying off their daughters.

Dowry is a woman’s confidence.

Under normal circumstances, no one except her or without her authorization can take any action.

If you want to move it, you will inevitably destroy the rubbing traces on the dowry box.

It was precisely because of this that He Qingchen instructed Ye Feng to arrange someone to guard the warehouse after he discovered that the person who followed Shen Guidi into the mansion was not the maid named Youbai whom he had seen in his previous life, but someone arranged by the Lin family.

That's why she told him that no one except the princess herself could touch her dowry.

"Lord Lin, Lord Qi, would you please check these boxes first?" He Qingchen curled his lips, his eyes teasing, and spoke softly, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

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